Jun 21, 2009

This potato salad is absolutely delicious, especially if you're not a fan of traditional potato salad loaded with mayonnaise. Red potatoes provide vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, iron, and dietary fiber. Eaten with their skins on, they are even higher in fiber.

I found this recipe from Paula Deen and was surprised to see a lighter recipe from her, but the ratings were 5 stars so I figured it had to be good! I modified it a bit further reduce the points, but you would never know. This potato salad is a keeper and got lots of kudos at my Father's Day luncheon.

While the potatoes are boiling, combine red onion, green pepper, mustard, olive oil, vinegar and mayonnaise and season with salt and pepper. Mix well and let the flavors marinade while the potatoes cook. Once the potatoes are done and cool, mix into the bowl and add scallions and additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve room temperature or refrigerate until ready to serve.

This potato salad seems very classy to me! I dislike the mayo-glued potato cobblers that you usually find in BBQ parties because they lack flavour and have too much bad stuff, but this looks great, light and healthy!

I made this salad yesterday and my husband who is very finicky about his potato salad couldn't say enough positive things about it! It was really a nice change from the usual potato salad with mayo. Definitely a keeper for my files.

I am a little concerned that some of the points on your weight watchers A-Z points food list don't match up with the points calculator on the actual WW website. How did you arrive at your totals? I appreciate all the work that must have gone into its creation and mean no disrespect. Just concerned about sticking with the plan.

The A-Z points food list was a helpful link I found to use when you are in a pinch. It's not my site. I use my weight watchers book and my calculator to figure out the points. I actually haven't used that site in a while, I'm surprised the points don't match. They always used to when I used to check. Thanks for the info.

I am loving your website. I haven't tried any of the recipes yet, but there are several that look awesome, that I haven't seen anywhere else. Thank you for converting over to WW points. The more diverse the menu, the easier it is to stick with the program.

I just made this today and it is delicious!!!! I couldn't stop eating it. I am picky about my potato salad because most are too heavy, but this one is very light and has just enough mayonnaise. I also liked the dijon mustard in it. I will be making this again, everyone should try it.

this was a really good potato salad. I might sub all scallions for the red onion next time just cause i'm not a big raw onion fan - but everyone else didn't mind them! This was a perfect mix of flavor & moisture!

I was wondering if the larger size red potatoes will work in this dish. I love the baby reds but where I live they are really over priced. Thank you for all your wonderful recipes. I make one almost everyday and everything is delicious.

Made this one as a side for Easter this year and it was pretty good! I doubled the recipe and I think I might have accidentally left out the mayo update, but it was still pretty good! Letting everything marinate a little while really helps all the flavors to blend together!

I just finished making this - it turned out awesome! I used stone ground mustard instead of dijon and it worked out well. I also topped it with hormel's pre-cooked bacon pieces-yum! Thanks for the great recipe.

I made this last night.... it was sooo amazingly good i don't know what to say! I did play around with the recipe and instead of pepper I used corn but it was still so good! thanks for such a yum recipe!

this potato salad is EXCELLENT....took it to a bbq and it was a huge hit! Subbed the green peppers for red, and the green onions for chives, and the red onion for white and it was still wonderful! I used subs because this is what I had on hand. Also, I microwave my potatoes. Cut them up, salt them, put a bit of water on them, and hit the "fresh vegetable" button on my microwave. Perfect every time! Thanks for the recipe....

I made this for our 5th of July cookout. It was fab! Gina, do you happen to have a baked bean recipe? I'd love to pair this with a great bb recipe and lean burgers or grilled chicken on an Archer's sandwich round. Loved this recipe!

Wonderful! I make the best creamy fattening potato salad, but I only make it when those who expect it of me will be around to help eat it! I just made this and it might be a good substitute! No one has mentioned if it holds well overnight. Does it?

This has become our new favorite potato salad, as I have made it the past 3 weekends, LOL! It is so nice to have a change from all the mayonnaise based ones, and it is very easy to make. I am new to your site and look forward to trying even more recipes. Thanks so much!

YUM! This potato salad was the perfect addition to my dinner tonight! I forgot to add the mayo and ate it without and it still tasted great. I added it in after and the mayo leaves a smoother taste. Definitely one I'll put in my recipe book!! :)

i overcooked the potatoes a tid bit, but didn't love the taste of this potato salad. Perhaps I'd try it again and leave out the Dijon. the taste was too 'pickled' for me, could have been the red wine vinegar

I made this today with my Memorial Day meal, including your turkey burgers with zucchini on the grill. Everything turned out great. I like the flavor of the potato salad. I've learned SO many new recipes thanks to your blog. You're helping me lose weight & eat great meals, thank you!

This is delicious! My family loved it! I'll be making this potato salad again. Thanks for your yummy recipes! They make it easy to stick to my weight watchers plan yet still enjoying my favorite foods.

I made this today and like it very much. The bell pepper flavors the dressing, so if you don't care for that flavor I would cut back on the amount of bell pepper used. The dressing is nice and tangy, definitely a new twist of mayonnaise dressings.

I just made this tonight for supper along with the Baked Chicken w/ Dijon & Lime. Making the Skinny Strawberry fool for dessert too!

This potato salad is really really good! In fact, I really wasn't expecting it to be so good! lol (I'm not usually a big fan of low-fat cooking, but apparently YOU know how to flavor things up!) We don't like bell pepper, so I left it out. I really cannot wait to sit down and eat! ( & to try all your other recipes! Thanks for all your hard work on this site.)

I love this! I made it last night for my roomate along with some baked tilapia. It has an amazing amount of flavor and it was perfect for a hot rainy night. I love ALL of your recipies. I started weight watchers this week and I'm down 3 pounds thanks to your awesome recipes.

I made this Saturday night with your pollo sabroso. It was so good! Love the vinegar and the lightness of the sauce. The next day I cut up some of the cold chicken and mixed in, still tasty! I want to try adding some fresh veggies after the potatoes soak up some of the sauce.

Gina, This is delicious! I made it tonight and the smell was amazing so I ate it as soon as it was cool enough. I realized while making it I didn't have any mayo so I used light sour cream and it gave it just a tiny bit of sweet/tangyness. The sauce is so light! I think I may make a dressing from it. Thanks again!!!

I made this tonight with another recipe i found on here, (http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/04/chicken-rollatini-with-prosciutto-and.html), and it was amaaaaazing together. My 18 month old daughter also loved it :)

I've been meaning to post on this recipe.My mom is a totally great cook- but hyper critical of other's cooking. she has also successfully lost 80 lbs on WW. Even this recipe WOW'd her at a cookout over the summer at our house. I make skinny taste a "shortcut" on her home computer!

Just mixed this up to go with broiled salmon for dinner and even without marinating, I can tell it's going to be delicious. Love having so many options for healthy eating. It makes getting back to the pre-holiday weight so much easier. Thank you Gina!

I made this the Paula Deen way last night, with kielbasa. I had not yet seen your recipe It was delicious, but I'll definitely use your recipe next time,but omit the mayo. Makes it more picnic friendly. Needs no refrigeration.

This recipe is AMAZING!!!! My hubby is picky as can be so I left out the red wine vinegar from the sauce and it didn't seem to miss anything. I am so excited to have found your site and this is just one of many recipes that I can't wait to try!!!

This was AWESOME!! I usually don't eat potato salad because I am not a big fan of mayo, but this was delicious!! The dijon mustard gave it such a great flavor, and the mayo was just the right amount!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVED IT!!

Made this tonight with the slow cooker pulled pork and it was good but I wasn't blown away, until I added some dill. Then it was like a flavor explosion in my mouth!! I make a killer potato salad but it's just that, a "diet" killer! So this was a nice change. Great recipe! It's nice to have a recipe I don't feel guilty about. I was very skeptical about the sauce being enough to cover the potatoes and boy was I wrong. Never would have thought it would be enough. Just goes to show you learn something new every day!Oh on a side note: I also boil a couple of cloves of garlic (coarsely chopped) with the potatoes, They help take out the "blah" flavor of the plain boiled potato =)

I finally got around to making a batch this weekend, and it is SO good! I love potato salad, and am always sad that I have to avoid it a delis, barbeques, etc. This really hits the spot. I like the above poster's idea of putting in a little dill. I'll do that next time. I'm not a fan of raw bell pepper so I used celery in its place, and it turned out very well. Thanks, Gina!

=) Thanks Kris, I grew up with dill in everything so it just didn't taste right without it. I also used celery as my boyfriend doesn't care for bell peppers. I also should mention, one of my very close friends highly recommended this recipe (more like NAGGED) and she suggested omitting the vinegar. (she tried it with and didn't like it) so I left it out as well because I'm not a fan of vinegar. I only mention this because I don't know how the dill would marry with the vinegar and that the vinegar would overpower the dill.

Made this for dinner tonight - with boca burgers. SO good! It totally felt like I was cheating on my diet. Will definitely make this one again! (p.s. - I'm not a green bell pepper fan, either, but I followed the recipe and it was perfect - the pepper flavor was very subtle and really complimented the other ingredients)

Made this for Memorial Day and it was a big hit. How great to be able to eat potato salad while following Weight Watchers! I didn't change a thing but might try adding some dill just to change it up a bit next time (although it certainly doesn't need to be changed...I just like to vary things from time to time). Be careful not to overcook potatoes. Gina's directions to cook for 10 minutes is perfect.

Made this for 4th of July picnic. It made enough for 6-7 people to have 1 scoop. If you have a big event, you might want to double the recipe. I'm from the south and we're used to a creamy potato salad, but everyone said it tasted good. I added a tbsp of honey mustard b/c I don't like the taste of dijon. I did make the "dressing" and then leave it in the cooler for about 6 hours and it smelled wonderful when I took it out (much better than when I made it). I'll make this again for my family.

This potato salad was delicious!!! I used a bag of baby red, purple and gold potatoes which added even more color to the salad. Next time I think I will do the greek yogurt which was suggested in previous posts because my husband and I are greek yogurt fanatics.

I made this and it was wonderful! Very easy, and still very tasty for being so much lighter than the traditional deli potato salad. I liked the ratio of potatoes to sauce; they were well-covered without totally swimming in it, so I would definitely suggest sticking to the measurements. It was a great side for a grilling out night.

In response to the post that the WW points do not seem to compute, I am currently on WW and use E-Tools. I went on the WW Site and using the points calculator on track your food page, this potato salad checked out right on point. It is 3 points per serving. I used the following numbers. 3 fat, 18 carbs, 2 fiber and 2 protein and it computed out to 3 points plus per serving. I checked other recipes also, I think it was the Bangin Good Grilled Shrimp and the Eggplant Parm and those computed out to the same amount of points Plus also. I think your recipes are WW points plus accurate at least from my calculations on the WW website.

Just made it and it tastes delicious. I bet it will be even better when it sits for a couple hours until dinner time. My mayo was expired so I used sour cream, and I might stir in some chopped parsley just becausevi have so much. Thanks for a new favorite.

I have been making this potato salad all summer. Since on WW I stayed away from potato salads, but found this version and honestly have to say that my entire family enjoys it more than the recipe that calls for all the mayo. Thank you. Try this version, you wont be disappointed.

I loved it, hubby prefers the mayo style. Add lots of salt, for the best flavor. I salted the water, and salted the wet ingredients, but had to add salt 2 more times. I thought it was perfect though! May add some hard-boiled egg next time.

I tried this but added another half amount of ingredients and two hard boiled eggs. DELICIOUS! My hubby had some and loved it! I told him not bad for low fat as I was gobbling it down and he said I think it only counts as low fat if you don't eat it all in one sitting haha but it was so good!

I am so sorry excited to make this for my husbands surprise BBQ/party on Thursday I can hardly stand it. I have been using your recipes for 4 months now and have lost over 20 pounds the best part is my husband can't even tell their diet recipes they're just so good!

Made this tonight added some for spices and omitted the green pepper and red onion because I didn't have it but this was VERY tasty! Would definitely make again and it was really creamy even though it had very little mayo in it!

Made this tonight with your "Garlic Lover's Roast," and of course my family of 7 loved every bite of each dish! The only thing I added was a little cayenne because I like it hot. I loooved this potato salad though. I'm not a fan of the mayo heavy potato salad, this was perfect!